Parks, Peace and Partnerships Conference

The Parks, Peace and Partnerships Conference brought together International Peace Park and transboundary management professionals from every continent to Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta, Canada from September 9-12, 2007. The conference was a resounding success thanks to the thought provoking presentations of the many dedicated transboundary practitioners.

This opportunity to share, learn and discuss along with the new relationships developed is, in the hopes of the organizing committee, fuel for future transboundary initiatives, collaborations and successes around the world.

THANK YOU!

Presenters for giving your best to the Parks, Peace and Partnerships Conference!

Post-Conference News

Balkans Peace Park Project in Running for Top Tourism Award

Papers and Presentations

For a full list of presenters and abstracts, click here.

The following papers were voluntarily submitted by conference participants. The papers are posted as submitted and have not been subject to any review process. Please contact the authors for further details or clarification. Watch for a forthcoming book of selected papers from the conference.

Biringer and Cariappa - The Siachen Peace Park Proposal: Reconfiguring the Kashmir conflict?
Broberg and Quinn - Transboundary environmental education: a graduate program case study
Brunner - From Diverse Visions to Consistent Management: the National Parks in the Thayatal (Austria and Czech Republic)
Chester et. all - The Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative: A brief history of a big idea in landscape conservation
Chester and Sifford - Shared conservation stewardship across the U.S.-Mexican border: Protecting resources to ease political tension
Ehringhaus - Transboundary Protection of Mont Blanc – 20 Years of Tri-National Negotiation Around the Roof of the European Alps
Friemund et. all - Trans National Protected Area Research and Education: A South Africa and U.S. Experience
Grichting - From Military Buffers to Transboundary Peace Parks. The case of Korea and Cyprus.
Harkonen - Emergence of a Transboundary Network of Nature Protection Areas on the Finnish-Russian Border
Harmon - Regional Stewardship in the Crown of the Continent
Healy - Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) Peace and Nature Park
Jacobs and Anderson - Enhancing Connectivity through Cooperative Management – Lessons Learned from 21 Years of Cross-border Programs in the Australian Alps
Mendoza and Quinn - On the edge: factors influencing conservation and management in two border Mexican parks
Mihalic - Glacier-Waterton: Retrospection on Cooperation Issues Past and Present
Oseni - Ensuring Peaceful Coexistence between Man and Animals in Protected Areas in Nigeria
Prato and Fagre - Sustaining Rocky Mountain Landscapes: A Focus on the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park
Radis - The Role of Resource Sharing Initiatives in Peace Building
Rodriguez-Navarro - Conflict, Traditional Knowledge And Conservation: Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta case study.
Sarkar and Chakrabarti - Feasibility of Corridor between Singhalilla National Park and Senchal Wild Life Sanctuary: A Study of five villages between Poobong and 14th Mile Village
Schneekloth et. all - The Niagara Cross Border Peace Park: A Proposal
Schoon - Institutional Disturbances in Transfrontier Conservation: Governance in Southern African Peace Parks
Schuerholz and Baldus - Community Based Wildlife Management in support of Transfrontier Conservation: the Selous-Niassa and Kawango Upper Zambezi (Kaza) challenges
Schuerholz and Pardo - Removing colonial barriers for the benefit of the Indigenous Achuar People of Peru and Ecuador through conservation efforts
Soto - Fast track strengthening of the management capacity of conservation institutions: The case of the effect of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park in Mozambique’s capacity
Sowry - Successes and challenges that face a peace parks training and education facility
Walters - Bolivia & Peru – The Joint Trans-boundary Water Management of Lake Titicaca
Weiler, Laing and Moore - Developing effective partnerships for facilitating sustainable tourism associated with protected areas
Willcox - Transboundary Grizzly Bear Conservation: Challenges and Opportunities for Multi-Scale Partnerships
Zunckel - The Maloti Drakensberg Tranfrontier Conservation and Development Programme: A Collaborative Initiative between Lesotho and South Africa

The following presentations are available for viewing. Please contact the authors for further details or clarification.


		Parks, Peace and Partnerships Conference The Parks, Peace and Partnerships Conference brought together International Peace Park and transboundary management professionals from every continent to Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta, Canada from September 9-12, 2007. The conference was a resounding success thanks to the thought provoking presentations of the many dedicated transboundary practitioners. This opportunity to share, learn and discuss along with the new relationships developed is, in the hopes of the organizing committee, fuel for future transboundary initiatives, collaborations and successes around the world. THANK YOU! Presenters for giving your best to the Parks, Peace and Partnerships Conference! Post-Conference News Balkans Peace Park Project in Running for Top Tourism Award Papers and Presentations For a full list of presenters and abstracts, click here. The following papers were voluntarily submitted by conference participants. The papers are posted as submitted and have not been subject to any review process. Please contact the authors for further details or clarification. Watch for a forthcoming book of selected papers from the conference. Biringer and Cariappa - The Siachen Peace Park Proposal: Reconfiguring the Kashmir conflict? Broberg and Quinn - Transboundary environmental education: a graduate program case study Brunner - From Diverse Visions to Consistent Management: the National Parks in the Thayatal (Austria and Czech Republic) Chester et. all - The Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative: A brief history of a big idea in landscape conservation Chester and Sifford - Shared conservation stewardship across the U.S.-Mexican border: Protecting resources to ease political tension Ehringhaus - Transboundary Protection of Mont Blanc – 20 Years of Tri-National Negotiation Around the Roof of the European Alps Friemund et. all - Trans National Protected Area Research and Education: A South Africa and U.S. Experience Grichting - From Military Buffers to Transboundary Peace Parks. The case of Korea and Cyprus. Harkonen - Emergence of a Transboundary Network of Nature Protection Areas on the Finnish-Russian Border Harmon - Regional Stewardship in the Crown of the Continent Healy - Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) Peace and Nature Park Jacobs and Anderson - Enhancing Connectivity through Cooperative Management – Lessons Learned from 21 Years of Cross-border Programs in the Australian Alps Mendoza and Quinn - On the edge: factors influencing conservation and management in two border Mexican parks Mihalic - Glacier-Waterton: Retrospection on Cooperation Issues Past and Present Oseni - Ensuring Peaceful Coexistence between Man and Animals in Protected Areas in Nigeria Prato and Fagre - Sustaining Rocky Mountain Landscapes: A Focus on the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park Radis - The Role of Resource Sharing Initiatives in Peace Building Rodriguez-Navarro - Conflict, Traditional Knowledge And Conservation: Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta case study. Sarkar and Chakrabarti - Feasibility of Corridor between Singhalilla National Park and Senchal Wild Life Sanctuary: A Study of five villages between Poobong and 14th Mile Village Schneekloth et. all - The Niagara Cross Border Peace Park: A Proposal Schoon - Institutional Disturbances in Transfrontier Conservation: Governance in Southern African Peace Parks Schuerholz and Baldus - Community Based Wildlife Management in support of Transfrontier Conservation: the Selous-Niassa and Kawango Upper Zambezi (Kaza) challenges Schuerholz and Pardo - Removing colonial barriers for the benefit of the Indigenous Achuar People of Peru and Ecuador through conservation efforts Soto - Fast track strengthening of the management capacity of conservation institutions: The case of the effect of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park in Mozambique’s capacity Sowry - Successes and challenges that face a peace parks training and education facility Walters - Bolivia & Peru – The Joint Trans-boundary Water Management of Lake Titicaca Weiler, Laing and Moore - Developing effective partnerships for facilitating sustainable tourism associated with protected areas Willcox - Transboundary Grizzly Bear Conservation: Challenges and Opportunities for Multi-Scale Partnerships Zunckel - The Maloti Drakensberg Tranfrontier Conservation and Development Programme: A Collaborative Initiative between Lesotho and South Africa The following presentations are available for viewing. Please contact the authors for further details or clarification. Alexander - Peace Monuments and Parks – Preserving the Heritage in a Changing World Situation. Peace Arch International Park (1921-2007) a overview of the park culture, history, development and effects. Ali - Peace Parks: Conservation and Conflict Resolution Biringer and Cariappa - The Siachen Peace Park Proposal: Reconfiguring the Kashmir conflict? Blood and Blair - Educators Collaborating across Boundaries Blundell and Christie - Liberia: Securing the Peace through Parks Broberg and Quinn - Transboundary environmental education: a graduate program case study Brown - Rocky Mountains Cooperative Ecosystems Unit (RM-CESU): a Partnership to Advance Research, Technical Assistance and Education for resource managers in the Rockies Brunner - From Diverse Visions to Consistent Management: the National Parks in the Thayatal (Austria and Czech Republic) Carolin - Whitebark and Limber Pine Restoration and Monitoring in Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park Casimir - Recovering trans-boundary populations of rare or endangered species in national parks Chester - Shared conservation stewardship across the U.S.-Mexican border: Protecting resources to ease political tension Chester - The Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative: A brief history of a big idea in landscape conservation Creasey - Critters without Borders: Collaboration In Transboundary Wildlife Research Dolan et. all - Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park: Cooperation in a Shared Landscape Ehringhaus - Transboundary Protection of Mont Blanc – 20 Years of Tri-National Negotiation Around the Roof of the European Alps Freimund - Trans National Protected Area Research and Education: A South Africa and U.S. Experience Gniadek - Wildlife Management in Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park Grant and Quinn - Factors influencing transboundary wildlife management in the Crown of the Continent Harkonen - Emergence of a Transboundary Network of Nature Protection Areas on the Finnish-Russian Border Harmon - Collaborative approaches to transboundary management in the Crown of the Continent Healy - Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) Peace and Nature Park Hejl - Working Together To Create a Crown of the Continent Invasive Plants Field Guide Jacobs - Enhancing Connectivity through Cooperative Management – Lessons Learned from 21 Years of Cross-border Programs in the Australian Alps Kendall et. all - DNA-based density estimate for grizzly bears in Glacier National Park, Montana Lopoukhine - International Peace Parks and Transboundary Protected Areas - a Global Perspective McMillan - Carabiners to Cricket Bats: The important role of sports in catalyzing cooperation and conflict resolution Menicke - Production of a Seamless Vegetation Map for the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park Miller - Why would a Seattle-based foundation invest more than $20 million over a period of ten years in an effort called Yellowstone to Yukon? Miner - Drawing on International Experience to Enhance Park Management: Operational, Financial, and Organization Best Practices Nie - The Underappreciated Role of Prescriptive Regulations and Litigation in Natural Resource Conservation in the Crown of the Continent Ecosystem Pearson - The Waterton Park Front Project: Furthering Conservation Through Partnerships Picard - Selous-Niassa Wildlife Corridor: The Promise and Peril of Transboundary Conservation Quinn - 4 Days in September - Closing slides Rossi - Marittime/Mercantour, Parks without frontiers: a Vision Made Real Sandwith - Contemporary issues and challenges in transboundary conservation: conference reflections Sarkar - Feasibility of a corridor between Singhalilla National Park and Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary Schneekloth - The Niagara Cross Border Peace Park: A Proposal Schoon - Institutional Disturbances in Transfrontier Conservation: Governance in Southern African Peace Parks Schuerholz - Community Based Wildlife Management in support of Transfrontier Conservation: the Selous- Niassa and Kawango Upper Zambezi (Kaza) challenges Schuerholz - Removing colonial barriers for the benefit of the Indigenous Achuar People of Peru and Ecuador through conservation efforts Sifford - Transnational Partnerships & The Impulse to Cooperate Across Borders Sowry - Successes and challenges that face a peace parks training and education facility Stein - Sustainable good practice: Lessons learned in long-standing transboundary protected areas cooperation Tabor - Carnivores, Ungulates, and Corridors - Oh My! - Conservation Science as the touchstone of Yellowstone to Yukon Thompson - Geotourism and the Crown of the Continent Trisurat - Transboundary biodiversity conservation of the Pha Taem Protected Forest Complex: a bioregional approach van Riet - GIS and 3D modelling as a tool in the facilitation of peace parks Walters - Bolivia & Peru – The Joint Trans-boundary Water Management of Lake Titicaca Young and Radis - Balkans Peace Park Project Exhibition Young - The Role of Resource Sharing Initiatives in Peace Building Zunckel - The Maloti Drakensberg Tranfrontier Conservation and Development Programme: A Collaborative Initiative between Lesotho and South Africa
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